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Table 5 Odds ratios of mortality associated with severe and extreme heat (95th/99th percentile) in Sydney GMR

From: The impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in the Greater Metropolitan Sydney Region: a case crossover analysis

Deaths

 

Single day

3 day event

(Lag0)

(Lag0-2)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

  

95th percentile

99th percentile

95th percentile

99th percentile

All cause

All Age

1.06 (1.03 - 1.09)

1.07 (1.02 – 1.13)

1.06 (1.04 - 1.09)

1.09 (1.03 – 1.15)

 

65+

1.05 (1.02 - 1.08)

1.05 (0.99 - 1.12)

1.05 (1.02 - 1.08)

1.09 (1.03 - 1.15)

All cardiovascular

All Age

1.06 (1.01 - 1.12)

1.07 (0.97 - 1.18)

1.11 (1.06 - 1.17)

1.17 (1.06 - 1.29)

 

65+

1.06 (1.01 - 1.12)

1.09 (0.98 - 1.20)

1.11 (1.05 - 1.17)

1.20 (1.08 - 1.32)

IHD

All Age

1.07 ( 1.01 - 1.14)

1.12 (1.01 - 1.26)

1.12 (1.06 - 1.18)

1.15 ( 1.03 - 1.29)

 

65+

1.06 (1.00 - 1.13)

1.13 (1.01 - 1.27)

1.10 (1.04 - 1.18)

1.17 (1.04 - 1.32)

All respiratory

All Age

1.14 (1.04 - 1.24)

1.08 (0.91 - 1.29)

1.08 (0.99 - 1.18)

0.99 (0.83 - 1.19)

 

65+

1.13 (1.03 - 1.23)

1.09 (0.91 - 1.30)

1.07 (0.97 - 1.17)

0.97 (0.80 - 1.18)

Diabetes

All Age

1.22 (1.03 - 1.46)

1.13 (0.81 - 1.58)

1.16 (0.97 - 1.39)

0.88 (0.59 - 1.32)

 

65+

1.26 (1.05 - 1.51)

1.20 (0.83 - 1.70)

1.14 (0.94 - 1.39)

0.92 (0.60 - 1.40)

Renal failure

All Age

1.18 (0.95 - 1.45)

1.14 (0.75 - 1.73)

1.09 (0.88 - 1.35)

0.89 (0.54 - 1.46)

 

65+

1.17 (0.94 - 1.45)

1.08 (0.69 - 1.67)

1.05 (0.83 - 1.31)

0.90 (0.54 - 1.50)

Mental disorders

All Age

1.10 (0.95 - 1.27)

0.88 (0.64 - 1.20)

1.04 (0.90 - 1.21)

0.93 (0.68 - 1.28)

 

65+

1.07 (0.91 - 1.27)

0.82 (0.58 - 1.16)

0.98 (0.83 - 1.16)

0.81 (0.56 - 1.66)

Disorders of fluid balance

All Age

1.10 (0.46 - 2.63)

1.98 (0.49 - 8.06)

2.53 (1.18 - 5.41)

5.63 (1.62 - 19.56)

 

65+

1.02 (0.39 - 2.60)

2.37 (0.55 - 10.17)

2.37 (1.00 - 5.61)

0.66 (0.23 - 1.97)

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